Chaffee type shuttlepodedit
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| Chaffee-type shuttlepod | |
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| Affiliation: | Federation Starfleet |
| Type: | Shuttlepod |
| Active: | 2374 |
| Crew complement: | 4 |
The Chaffee-type was a shuttlepod design used by the Federation Starfleet. This class of shuttlepod was designed such that it could be carried aboard Defiant-class starships.
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[edit] Technical data
The Chaffee-type shuttlepod had a small cockpit with room for about four people. The primary power grid was powered by the impulse engines. The grid made no use of antimatter. For this reason it was capable of entering areas of subspace metreon radiation that would normally collapse the dilithium matrix of a warp core. The pod also had back-up power in case the impulse power failed. There were also primary and secondary navigational computers. The pod was protected with deflector shields. (DS9: "The Sound of Her Voice")
[edit] List of Chaffee-type shuttles
- USS Defiant
- #01 - Chaffee
[edit] Background
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual designated this shuttle as the Type 10 shuttlecraft, as suggested by the ship's designer Doug Drexler. This type of shuttlecraft was equipped with miniature versions of the Defiant-class impulse and warp drive, with a similar armored warp coil assemblies. Shuttles were armed with phaser emitters and micro-torpedo launchers. Systems also included a Danube-class computer core.
According to Drexler, "I took a cue from Walter "Matt" Jefferies once again when coming up with the concept. The original Galileo shuttle as seen in TOS had the same nacelles as the Enterprise. That way the audience would have instant recognition as to who the shuttle belonged to. The Chaffee carried the unusual looking drum shaped nacelles as the Defiant. I'm sorry we never saw it again. Foundation Imaging did their usual great job showing the Chaffee exiting the mother ship." [3]
[edit] External link
- Chaffee type shuttlepod at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
